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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP23
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:33 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:02 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,957 residentsin the Eye, Palgrave & Occold census areaMedian age 53.13,438 households76% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright12% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,523 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 57% go by car, 6% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C626 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August42 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThorndon Poollake · 2.2 miDragon Hillhill · 1.2 miBillingford Windmillhistoric site · 3.3 miFox Burrow Plantationswoodland · 1.0 miBush Holewoodland · 1.1 miThe Merelake · 4.2 miNut Tree Valevalley · 2.5 miThornham Walkswalk or trail · 3.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLittle Greenpark · 2.5 miThe Greenpark · 3.6 miBurgate Great Greenpark · 4.2 mi · 17 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Sep 199447 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202631 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.2 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband42% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,743 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation34 m112 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 49 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryEye Health Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWellbeing Pharmacyright hereDentistDiss Dental Care Centre4.0 miPolice stationNorfolk Police - Diss Public Enquiry Office4.2 miCash machineEye (Barc Novate)right hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary School, Eyeages 3-11, 200 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHartismere Schoolages 11-18, 1,062 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI25 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN49 miRailway stationDiss3.9 miBus stationBus StationDiss4.1 miFerryWalberswick Ferry Landing22 miBus stops18 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationDiss4.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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